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NASA Observes Wandering Black Hole Tearing Apart Star

NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory captured a rare tidal disruption event (2025abcr) in which an orphaned supermassive black hole destroyed a star over 30,000 light-years from a distant galaxy's center. The phenomenon is exceptionally rare and shines brighter than 10 billion suns.

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NASA Swift finds wandering black hole shredding star

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Astronomers reported a rare tidal disruption event, designated 2025abcr, in which a star was torn apart by a supermassive black hole far from the center of its host galaxy [infobae.com#1][nasa.gov#1]. NASA said its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory observed the flare on the outskirts of a galaxy, where the black hole has about a million times the mass of the Sun [nasa.gov#1][sciencedaily.com#1]. The

NASA’s Swift Sees ‘Wandering’ Mega Black Hole Shredding Star

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NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory captured an “orphan” black hole lighting up as it devoured a star on the outskirts of a faraway galaxy. These phenomena are rare to begin with, and none had ever before been seen so far outside of a galaxy’s core. “We were looking for these star-shredding events as a way […]

NASA’s Swift spots wandering black hole shredding star

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NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory observed a rare supermassive black hole far from the center of a distant galaxy tearing apart and consuming a star. Astronomers described the object as an apparent “orphan” black hole because it sits outside the galactic core where such objects are usually found [nasa.gov#1][sciencedaily.com#1]. The flare, a tidal disruption event named 2025abcr, revealed a bl

NASA's Swift observes wandering black hole shredding star

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NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory observed a rare tidal disruption event in which an apparent “orphan” supermassive black hole tore apart a star far from the center of a distant galaxy, briefly outshining its host in ultraviolet light [sciencedaily.com#1][lanacion.com.ar#1]. The galaxy lies about 750 million light-years from Earth, and the black hole was estimated at about a million times the